Social Networking with Mike Baker From South Side School District

1st ever network?

You need a place to communicate.
District provided a private label wiki.

We created our own wiki: http://pete2010.sswiki.com/
Username: pete2010
Password: pete2010

Social networking in the classes…check the BackChannel page.

www.Eduwiki.sswiki.com for great resources…check archives

When you run a social classroom, you can’t plan for every minute
The idea is to help communicate
If you want kids to develop a relationship with what they are learning…post a backchannel…let the kids talk about the lesson at any time of day.

SKYPE…you can do visual contact not just informational contact

Jill the backchannel was setup at www.coveritlive.com
Then added to the wiki by clicking on the "tv" button in edit mode, selecting other, and then pasting the code from the coveritlive site.

You need to break group thinking by providing diversity…that is what a back channel provides…controversy

Back channeling allows ALL to contribute because it doesn’t label and it’s easier to take chances

Post directions on a public forum and tell students to “figure it out and go!”

Danah Boyd has a great blog about what happened when the backchannel got away from her: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/24/spectacle_at_we.html